Cranbrook Weather in March
Cranbrook in March
The short of it: Cranbrook in March averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -5° · rain 34 mm · daylight 11 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Cranbrook an average March high of 6°, a low of -5° and some 34 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 6°; nights run about -5°. Rain is modest, about 34 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 44 min in mid-March, 101 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Cranbrook runs about middling and drier than most in March. Kimberley, 24 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Cranbrook, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 24 km NW | 5° | -5° | 44 mm |
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 36 km ESE | 7° | -5° | 43 mm |
| FernieBritish Columbia | 51 km E | 5° | -6° | 84 mm |
| WynndelBritish Columbia | 67 km WSW | 8° | -2° | 58 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 69 km ENE | 4° | -7° | 55 mm |
| CrestonBritish Columbia | 69 km SW | 9° | -2° | 52 mm |
| Canal FlatsBritish Columbia | 72 km N | 7° | -5° | 28 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 83 km NE | 2° | -8° | 52 mm |